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  • School vote faces delay

    State aid figures might might not be received until March 26 By: Nick D’Amore    A delay in the release of state aid figures could mean that the April school board elections will be postponed.    The state Legislature has approved a bill giving Gov. James McGreevey until late March to unveil his state budget and the…

  • WW-PS girls’ depth beats Hunterdon Central

    Pirates reach finals on strength of second-, third- and fourth-place finishes By: Bob Nuse    The West Windsor-Plainsboro High South girls’ swim team might not have had the best individual swimmers in Friday’s Central Jersey A Division semifinal against Hunterdon Central, but the Pirates certainly had the best team.    Despite winning just two individual events and…

  • Bessie South Kitchner

    Bessie South Kitchner, 86, died Thursday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Browns Mills, she lived in Hopewell more than 45 years. She was a member of Hopewell United Methodist Church and its crafters club. Daughter of the late D. Ridgeway and Carrie Lawrence South and wife of the late William…

  • Robert C. Martin

    Robert C. Martin, 76, died Friday at home. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Martin retired from American Standard Co., Trenton. He was a member of Hopewell Valley American Legion Post 339, and the Masonic Temple in West Amwell. He is survived…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 19, 2002

    Robert F. Hamer, Julienne Winarsky, Cary K. Bremer, Margaret A. Toomer. Robert F. Hamer Pipe organ builder    Robert F. Hamer of Princeton Borough died Monday at Princeton Nursing Home. He was 78.    Born in Trenton, he was a Princeton resident most of his life.    He was a pipe organ builder for 45 years, retiring from…

  • Maureen Kelly

       SOUTHAMPTON — Maureen C. Kelly, formerly of Lawrenceville, died Friday, Feb. 15, at home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was an area resident most of her life and moved to Southampton in 1986.    A registered nurse, Mrs. Kelly had worked with The Medical Center of Princeton, Helene Fuld Medical Center in Trenton and Buttonwood Hospital…

  • Lucie Becker

       TRENTON — Lucie I. Becker died Friday, Feb. 15, at Tandem Health Care of Lawrenceville.    Born in Belvidere, she lived in Lambertville most of her life until moving to Trenton five years ago.    Mrs. Becker retired in 1977 after 40 years as a secretary with Electrical Motor Repair of Trenton.    Daughter of the late Arthur…

  • OBITUARIES, Feb. 19, 2002

    Robert F. Hamer, Julienne Winarsky, Cary K. Bremer, Margaret A. Toomer. Robert F. Hamer Pipe organ builder    Robert F. Hamer of Princeton Borough died Monday at Princeton Nursing Home. He was 78.    Born in Trenton, he was a Princeton resident most of his life.    He was a pipe organ builder for 45 years, retiring from…

  • Bechtold leads PU past Harvard, 70-59

    Tigers’ senior sniper nets 18 of 21 points in second half comeback By: Justin Feil    The first matchup between the Harvard and Princeton men’s basketball teams was a seesaw affair that went to the wire before the Tigers pulled it out, 50-48. Saturday’s second meeting between the teams played out the same way for nearly…